Results 361-380 of 384 for speaker:Keira Keogh

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rural Schemes (16 Oct 2025)

Keira Keogh: It is welcome that a review is taking place. All of us, including my colleague from Mayo, are scarred by what we witnessed during Storm Éowyn. I would like to know how many people on the alarms are still on the old copper telephone lines. We need to look at this retrospectively. I understand the review is not supposed to be finished until next summer and I am worried about our...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rural Schemes (16 Oct 2025)

Keira Keogh: Cross-government action is needed. We see the fantastic roll-out of the national broadband plan, which is having great results in Mayo. As the Minister of State said, broadband alarms are being recommended, but we have to go back retrospectively. More than 1,000 people in Mayo are using these alarms. I think of the people in Binghamstown, Belmullet, out in Leenane and in some of the rural...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (14 Oct 2025)

Keira Keogh: 331. To ask the Minister for Finance if a brand-new modular home qualifies for the help-to-buy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54850/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (14 Oct 2025)

Keira Keogh: 601. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the options or supports available to a person (details supplied) to financially assist with purchasing a property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54852/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (14 Oct 2025)

Keira Keogh: 602. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a person may combine the croí cónaithe (towns) scheme and the help-to-buy scheme to purchase a property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54853/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (14 Oct 2025)

Keira Keogh: 655. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the options available to a person who has paid class D contributions rather than class A contributions for the entirety of their career, and now has limited access to supports such as illness benefit/illness pension, in view of the fact that they have been medically signed off as unfit to return to their job in the health...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (14 Oct 2025)

Keira Keogh: 924. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on discussions regarding the alignment of the Youthreach calendar year with the second level calendar year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55414/25]

Committee on Disability Matters: Autonomy and Integrity for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Keira Keogh: I thank the witnesses for all of their engagement so far. Of all the topics we have covered so far in this committee, this is the one I know least about. I will do my best with my questions. If I do not direct them properly, please feel free to come in. I am conscious of the April 2026 deadline. Does the Courts Service need any extra supports to meet the deadline?

Committee on Disability Matters: Autonomy and Integrity for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Keira Keogh: My next question is for the Decision Support Service but if I am directing it incorrectly, please feel free to answer anyway. There was a discussion in the opening statement about in-person events and online questions and answers. What was the turnout for those events? Are there plans to further reach out to families? I am conscious of people who might be in this process but also acting...

Committee on Disability Matters: Autonomy and Integrity for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Keira Keogh: Having 1,000 attendees at an online seminar definitely sounds well attended in any field. This question is for anyone to answer. Do the witnesses see any risks in the process of people being discharged from wardship?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (15 Oct 2025)

Keira Keogh: 148. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she expects the NSCE to begin the process of distributing SNAs among schools following an allocation of 1,717 additional SNAs under Budget 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55641/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Authority (21 Oct 2025)

Keira Keogh: 262. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the average waiting time for an NCT test appointment in County Mayo; the current backlog of the Westport and Ballina centres ; if the RSA will carry out a needs assessment for an additional test centre to service the Erris area in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56992/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Authority (21 Oct 2025)

Keira Keogh: 263. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the criteria used by the RSA to determine the location of NCT test centres; if rural needs are considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56993/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (21 Oct 2025)

Keira Keogh: 305. To ask the Minister for Finance which political parties put in a submission for suggestions on insurance reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57140/25]

Committee on Disability Matters: Participation in Community Life for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (22 Oct 2025)

Keira Keogh: Good morning and I thank everyone for being here. I join Senator Clonan in saying that, 20 years ago when I started out in this field - I worked mainly with neurodiverse students in early intervention, but also with many students with additional needs - there were not many places to look around. Even for some of my kids, it was difficult to access the groups engaging with Special Olympics...

Committee on Disability Matters: Participation in Community Life for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (22 Oct 2025)

Keira Keogh: I thank the witnesses. I have to leave to go to Mayo, but I will have the proceedings on in the background as I travel.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Artificial Intelligence and the State: Discussion (21 Oct 2025)

Keira Keogh: The discussion has been interesting. Naturally, we sometimes talk about the scary things and negatives at this committee. Looking at the guidelines from their human rights perspective, do the witnesses see anywhere that there will be benefits to human rights? Mr. Herrick talked about disabled and older people in his opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Artificial Intelligence and the State: Discussion (21 Oct 2025)

Keira Keogh: Mr. Herrick mentioned living alone or independent living. I am asking about the departmental guidelines. We have identified a lot of risks but is there anything he sees that is working well?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Artificial Intelligence and the State: Discussion (21 Oct 2025)

Keira Keogh: It is a matter of getting the balance right. Before we had AI, people were going to Dr. Google for medical advice. Now they are asking ChatGPT. We must ensure that we are there at the forefront with chatbots in our health service. The caveat of being aware you are talking to an AI chatbot or AI model on the phone, and being able to ask for a human, is vital. The digital divide was also...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Artificial Intelligence and the State: Discussion (21 Oct 2025)

Keira Keogh: I am impassioned about online safety and very aware of the risks in the context of eating disorders and suicidal thoughts. We have to make sure the systems we are using within the Departments are robust because people are going to those systems anyway. In relation to the deadline of 26 August or 27 August, given all I have heard today about the lack of engagement and resources, are we...